Punctuation Pratice

Annoying music escaped from Kinya’s ear buds.

• A. Kinya’s contains a correct apostrophe.

• B. No apostrophe is needed.

(A) Strands of hair whipped (B) Jessica’s face as the cold wind blew through the bare (C) trees.

• A. Strand’s

• B. Jessicas

• C. tree’s

• D. No change is necessary.

During lunch, at the campus cafeteria, Mildred noticed the dirty tables, the overworked cashiers, and the exorbitant price for a watery soda.

• Remove the comma after lunch?

• Remove the comma after cashiers?

In the crevices between the bathroom tiles, mold sprouts as opportunistically as weeds do in the cracks, of sidewalks.

• Add a comma between crevices and between.

• Remove the comma between tiles and mold.

•  Remove the comma between cracks and of.

• No change is necessary.

The blue, creamy frosting from the cupcake hung like a stalactite at the tip of poor George's nose, causing Michelle to giggle uncontrollably.

• Remove the comma between blue and creamy.

• Add a comma between hung and like.

• Remove the comma between nose and causing.

• No change is necessary.

Choose the correct sentence.

• 1. Check back with me next week, I will have a better idea of the schedule by then.

• 2. Check back with me next week; I will have a better idea of the schedule by then.

• 2. Check back with me; next week I will have a better idea of the schedule by then.

• 2. No error

Choose the correct sentence.

• 1. I am unable to attend, however, my representative will attend in my place.

• 2. I am unable to attend; however, my representative will attend in my place.

• 2. I am unable to attend however my representative will attend in my place.

• 2. No error

Choose the correct sentence.

• • Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand: a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.

• • Prepare for a power outage by having the following supplies on hand; a flashlight, extra batteries, bottled water, and nonperishable food items.

• • Both are correct.

Choose the correct sentence.

• A. When the crickets and the frogs sing Luis cannot get a good nights sleep.

• B. When the crickets and the frogs sing, Luis cannot get a good night’s sleep.

• When the cricket’s and the frog’s sing, Luis cannot get a good nights sleep.

Choose the correct sentence.

• A. Darlene laughed at Jebs haircut; it looked, as if goat’s had grazed on his head.

• B. Darlene laughed at Jeb’s haircut; it looked as if goats had grazed on his head.

• C. Darlene laughed at Jeb’s haircut, it looked as if goats had grazed on his’s head.